Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 4 to 16 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 17th time that the women's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1986.[1]

Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–16 February
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (8th title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place Spain
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,163 (24.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Morgan McDowall
(31 goals)
Best playerHungary Rita Keszthelyi
Best goalkeeperUnited States Ashleigh Johnson
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The United States won their eighth overall title.[2]

Qualification edit

Of the qualified teams, thirteen returned from 2023. Singapore qualified for the first time ever after Japan withdrew for financial reasons, becoming the second country from Southeast Asia to qualify for this event after Thailand in 2022. Great Britain qualified after an eleven-year absence, and Brazil qualified again after withdrawing from 2023. Argentina, Israel and Japan were the only teams that failed to make this edition but made 2023.


Event Dates Hosts Quota Qualifier(s)
2023 World Cup 11 April – 25 June 2023   Long Beach 2   United States
  Netherlands
2023 World Championships 16–28 July 2023   Fukuoka 4   Spain
  Italy
  Australia
  Hungary
2022 Asian Games 25 September – 1 October 2023   Hangzhou 3   China
  Japan
  Kazakhstan
  Singapore
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023   Santiago 2   Canada
  Brazil
2024 European Championship 5–13 January 2024   Eindhoven 3   Greece
  France
  Great Britain
African selection 1   South Africa
Oceanian selection 1   New Zealand
Total 16
  • Due a limited budget Japan was forced to withdraw from tournament and was replaced by Singapore.[3][4]

Schedule edit

All times are local (UTC+3).[5]

Date Time Round
4 February 2024 09:00 Preliminary round
6 February 2024
8 February 2024
10 February 2024 09:00 Play-offs/Placement matches
12 February 2024 09:00 Quarterfinals/Placement matches
14 February 2024 09:00 Semifinals/Placement matches
16 February 2024 10:00 Finals

Draw edit

The draw was held on 7 November 2023.[6][7]

Seeding edit

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Netherlands
  Spain
  Italy
  Australia
  United States
  Hungary
  Greece[A]
  Canada
  France[B]
  Great Britain[C]
  Brazil
  New Zealand
  China
  Kazakhstan
  Singapore
  South Africa
  1. ^ Team known as Europe 1 at the time of the draw.
  2. ^ Team known as Europe 2 at the time of the draw.
  3. ^ Team known as Europe 3 at the time of the draw.

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 0 63 16 +47 9 Quarterfinals
2   Netherlands 3 2 0 0 1 62 19 +43 6 Playoffs
3   Kazakhstan 3 0 1 0 2 17 69 −52 2
4   Brazil 3 0 0 1 2 20 58 −38 1 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
09:00
Report Kazakhstan   16–15   Brazil Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Tamas Couper (NZL), Matan Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 5–3, 2–3  PSO: 6–5
Novikova, Pochinok 3 Goals Cavalcante 4
4 February 2024
18:45
Report United States   10–8   Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 3–1, 1–2
three players 2 Goals Van de Kraats 4

6 February 2024
17:30
Report Netherlands   27–4   Kazakhstan Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–1, 8–3, 9–0
Joustra 7 Goals Tsoy 2
6 February 2024
20:30
Report Brazil   5–21   United States Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–6, 0–4, 2–4
Belorio 2 Goals Steffens 5

8 February 2024
16:00
Report Brazil   5–27   Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–4, 2–7, 1–9
Ferreira 2 Goals three players 5
8 February 2024
17:30
Report United States   32–3   Kazakhstan Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 8–0, 8–0, 9–1, 7–2
Fattal, Steffens 5 Goals three players 1

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 0 48 20 +28 9 Quarterfinals
2   Greece 3 2 0 0 1 41 31 +10 6 Playoffs
3   China 3 0 1 0 2 20 46 −26 2
4   France 3 0 0 1 2 19 31 −12 1 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
10:30
Report China   5–18   Spain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Ashley Kaeshler (AUS), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–4, 0–6
Lu 2 Goals Crespí 4
4 February 2024
12:00
Report Greece   11–6   France Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 4–2, 2–1
Plevritou 3 Goals Guillet 2

6 February 2024
09:00
Report France   10–11   China Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Helen Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 3–3, 1–0  PSO: 4–5
Battu, Bouloukbakchi 2 Goals Zhang J. 5
6 February 2024
19:00
Report Spain   16–8   Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 4–2, 5–2
Ortiz 4 Goals three players 2

8 February 2024
19:00
Report Spain   14–7   France Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 5–4, 4–1, 3–2
Nogué 3 Goals Bouloukbakchi, Vernoux 2
8 February 2024
20:30
Report Greece   22–9   China Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–2, 6–1, 5–4
Ninou, Plevritou 4 Goals Deng 3

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 0 71 19 +52 9 Quarterfinals
2   Australia 3 2 0 0 1 54 20 +34 6 Playoffs
3   New Zealand 3 1 0 0 2 44 36 +8 3
4   Singapore 3 0 0 0 3 7 101 −94 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
13:30
Report Australia   32–1   Singapore Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 13–0, 6–0, 6–0
Gofers 5 Goals Wan 1
4 February 2024
15:00
Report Hungary   19–8   New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 2–1, 8–3
Gurisatti 6 Goals McDowall 4

6 February 2024
10:30
Report New Zealand   6–13   Australia Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–3, 1–4
Doyle, Houghton 2 Goals Williams 4
6 February 2024
13:30
Report Singapore   2–39   Hungary Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Lucas Letshabo (RSA), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 0–11, 0–7, 2–11, 0–10
Yap 2 Goals Gurisatti, Rybanska 6

8 February 2024
09:00
Report Singapore   4–30   New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1–10, 0–9, 0–5, 3–6
Yap 2 Goals McDowall 9
8 February 2024
13:30
Report Hungary   13–9   Australia Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Xavi Buch (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 3–1, 2–3
Keszthelyi 5 Goals Williams 3

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 3 0 0 0 59 21 +38 9 Quarterfinals
2   Canada 3 2 0 0 1 52 19 +33 6 Playoffs
3   Great Britain 3 1 0 0 2 29 47 −18 3
4   South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 10 63 −53 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
4 February 2024
16:30
Report Great Britain   10–22   Italy Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–6, 2–6, 3–5
Turner 3 Goals Avegno, Bianconi 4
4 February 2024
20:30
Report South Africa   2–24   Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–3, 2–8, 0–7
Meecham, Zondo 1 Goals three players 5

6 February 2024
12:00
Report Canada   20–5   Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–2, 3–0, 6–2
Lemay-Lavoie 4 Goals Falvey 2
6 February 2024
16:00
Report Italy   25–3   South Africa Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Andreia Stanojević (SRB), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 6–1, 8–0
Giustini 5 Goals Versfeld 2

8 February 2024
10:30
Report South Africa   5–14   Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–4, 1–5, 2–0
Penney 2 Goals Falvey 3
8 February 2024
12:00
Report Italy   12–8   Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–2, 2–2, 2–0
Marletta 4 Goals Bakoc, Wright 2

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Championship bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
12 February
 
 
  United States10
 
10 February
 
  Australia9
 
  Australia20
 
14 February
 
  Great Britain8
 
  United States11
 
 
  Spain9
 
 
12 February
 
 
  Spain12
 
10 February
 
  Canada9
 
  New Zealand12
 
16 February
 
  Canada14
 
  United States8
 
 
  Hungary7
 
 
12 February
 
 
  Hungary (PSO)8 (5)
 
10 February
 
  Netherlands8 (4)
 
  Netherlands16
 
14 February
 
  China14
 
  Hungary (PSO)9 (4)
 
 
  Greece9 (2) Third place
 
 
12 February16 February
 
 
  Italy12  Spain10
 
10 February
 
  Greece14   Greece9
 
  Kazakhstan5
 
 
  Greece24
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
14 February
 
 
  Australia10
 
16 February
 
  Canada8
 
  Australia8
 
14 February
 
  Netherlands10
 
  Netherlands10
 
 
  Italy5
 
Seventh place game
 
 
16 February
 
 
  Canada12
 
 
  Italy18
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
12 February
 
 
  China15
 
14 February
 
  Great Britain10
 
  China15
 
12 February
 
  New Zealand16
 
  Kazakhstan8
 
 
  New Zealand23
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
14 February
 
 
  Great Britain8
 
 
  Kazakhstan6
13th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
10 February
 
 
  Brazil8
 
12 February
 
  France17
 
  France19
 
10 February
 
  South Africa8
 
  Singapore6
 
 
  South Africa20
 
15th place game
 
 
12 February
 
 
  Brazil18
 
 
  Singapore2

Playoffs edit

10 February 2024
12:00
Report Netherlands   16–14   China Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–2, 5–4, 3–3
three players 3 Goals Lu 5

10 February 2024
16:00
Report Kazakhstan   5–24   Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 0–4, 1–7, 2–5
five players 1 Goals Ninou 4

10 February 2024
17:30
Report Australia   20–8   Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–2, 4–1, 4–4
A. Andrews 6 Goals Cutler, Falvey 2

10 February 2024
19:00
Report New Zealand   12–14   Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–5, 4–2, 3–2
Houghton 5 Goals Crevier 3

Quarterfinals edit

12 February 2024
16:00
Report United States   10–9   Australia Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 3–0, 2–6
Musselman 3 Goals four players 2

12 February 2024
17:30
Report Spain   12–9   Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–1, 2–3, 3–4
Forca 5 Goals Crevier 3

12 February 2024
19:00
Report Hungary   13–12   Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 1–2, 3–4  PSO: 5–4
Keszthelyi 3 Goals three players 2

12 February 2024
20:30
Report Italy   12–14   Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–4, 4–4, 5–3
Picozzi 3 Goals Ninou 5

13–16th place semifinals edit

10 February 2024
09:00
Report Brazil   8–17   France Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–3, 2–5, 4–5
Belorio 4 Goals Hertzka, Vernoux 4

10 February 2024
10:30
Report Singapore   6–20   South Africa Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–5, 0–5, 2–6
Yap 2 Goals Versfeld 4

9–12th place semifinals edit

12 February 2024
12:00
Report China   15–10   Great Britain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–3, 2–1, 4–4
three players 3 Goals Turner 4

12 February 2024
13:30
Report Kazakhstan   8–23   New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 1–5, 3–7, 2–5
Mirshina 3 Goals McDowall 11

5–8th place semifinals edit

14 February 2024
12:00
Report Australia   10–8   Canada Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–2, 2–3, 5–2
Williams 3 Goals Wright 3

14 February 2024
14:30
Report Netherlands   10–5   Italy Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–3, 1–1, 2–0
L. Rogge, van de Kraats 3 Goals Giustini 2

Semifinals edit

14 February 2024
16:00
Report United States   11–9   Spain Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 4–3, 1–2
Flynn 3 Goals Piralkova, E. Ruiz 3

14 February 2024
17:30
Report Hungary   13–11   Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 1–1, 2–2  PSO: 4–2
Parkes 3 Goals Ninou 4

15th place game edit

12 February 2024
09:00
Report Brazil   18–2   Singapore Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Lucas Letshabo (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–0, 4–0, 8–2
three players 3 Goals Lee, Lim 1

13th place game edit

12 February 2024
10:30
Report France   19–8   South Africa Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Yuri Maciel (BRA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–3, 6–3, 3–2
Vernoux 5 Goals Geber, Versfeld 2

Eleventh place game edit

14 February 2024
09:00
Report Great Britain   8–6   Kazakhstan Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Cheng Beng Guan (SGP), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 0–3, 3–0
Tafazolli 4 Goals Novikova, Rakhmanova 2

Ninth place game edit

14 February 2024
10:30
Report China   15–16   New Zealand Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–5, 3–4, 5–3
Lu 5 Goals Houghton 5

Seventh place game edit

16 February 2024
10:00
Report Canada   12–18   Italy Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 4–6, 1–2, 3–5
Bakoc 4 Goals Bianconi 5

Fifth place game edit

16 February 2024
16:00
Report Australia   8–10   Netherlands Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–1, 1–3, 1–4
Kearns 3 Goals Van de Kraats 3

Third place game edit

16 February 2024
11:30
Report Spain   10–9   Greece Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–4, 1–1, 3–3
Forca 3 Goals Ninou 3

Final edit

16 February 2024
17:30
Report United States   8–7   Hungary Aspire Dome, Doha
Referees:
Xavi Buch (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 0–1, 3–2
Fattal 3 Goals Garda, Keszthelyi 2

Final ranking edit

Statistics and awards edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Name Goals[9] Shots %
1   Morgan McDowall 31 42 74
2   Eirini Ninou 24 37 65
3   Rita Keszthelyi 20 37 54
4   Kitty-Lynn Joustra 19 19 100
5   Emmerson Houghton 18 47 38
6   Gréta Gurisatti 17 33 52
  Simone van de Kraats 25 68
  Alice Williams 32 53
9   Roberta Bianconi 16 33 48
  Sofia Giustini 27 59
  Zhang Jing 31 52

Awards edit

The awards were announced on 16 February 2024.[2]

All-star team
Goalkeeper   Ashleigh Johnson
Centre Forward   Maica García
Field player   Jenna Flynn
  Rita Keszthelyi
  Morgan McDowall
  Eleftheria Plevritou
  Simone van de Kraats
Other awards
Most Valuable Player   Rita Keszthelyi
Best Goalkeeper   Ashleigh Johnson

References edit

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "USA claims eighth women's water polo crown". World Aquatics. 16 February 2024.
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  4. ^ "【水球】女子代表のパリ五輪消滅、予選となる世界選手権への派遣見送りで、予算不足など理由 - 水泳 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com.
  5. ^ "Schedule" (pdf). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "World Champs Water Polo Draw: All you need to know!". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Clash between reigning Olympic and world champions opens World Championships in Doha". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ^ "World Aquatics Championships - Doha 2024-Final Standings". worldaquatics.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ Top scorers

External links edit